Lune De Sang Shed 1: A Vision Beyond One Lifetime
- Location
- Northern NSW, Australia
- Year
- 2009 - 2011
- Status
- Completed
- Filed under
- Mixed-Use
Lune de Sang is a unique inter-generational venture that will see a significant former dairying property in northern NSW transformed into a sustainably harvested forest.
The first structures to be constructed on site are the two sheds, Shed 1 & Shed 2, conceived as site ordering devices that delineate the emerging forest in the valley below. The sheds are grounded, rhythmical buildings with a crisp repetition of elements that establish a territorial line and amplify the contrast in landscape condition.

Study Model of Shed 1.
The structure sits quietly, folded into and onto the landscape.
Photography by Clinton Weaver.Shed 1, buttressed against the fall of the land, grasps the space within its folded structure. Composed of a main space with a lower workshop contained within the retained hillside, it frames views into the landscape through the rhythm of its columns. The thermal mass of the concrete and earth adds to the sense of calmness within, making the interior cooler in summer and warmer in winter.
Construction photos reveal the careful sequencing of works.
Photography by John Choi.
The powerful structure on display.
Photography by John Choi.
The site stone retaining wall was a labour of love from skilled craftspeople.
Photography by Brett Boardman.
The shed is able to open itself completely to the surrounding forest, making it as flexible as possible for future uses.
Photography by Clinton Weaver.
Whilst functionally a shed it can host a broad range of uses.
Photography by Clinton Weaver.
A thickened wall holds storage, kitchen and amenities.
Photography by Clinton Weaver.
Over time the shed will slowly be reclaimed by the evolving forest around it, a ruin in the landscape.
Photography by Clinton Weaver.In the fullness of time, both structures will only be revealed upon arrival at their immediate setting, intensifying their presence in the landscape. In the meantime, these quiescent structures will continue to look out to the forest waiting for its emergence.
Credits
- Client
- Confidential
- Engineer
- DW Knox & Partners
- Builder
- Cedar Creek Constructions, Northern Rivers Constructions
- Photography
- Brett Boardman, Clinton Weaver, John Choi
Awards
- Finalist
- BluePrint, Residential Awards
- 2018
- Winner
- World Architecture Festival Awards
- 2018
- Finalist
- Architizer, A+ Awards - Residential Interiors
- 2018
- Winner
- BluePrint Award
- 2015
- Finalist
- AZ Awards for Design Excellence
- 2015
- Winner
- The Chicago Athenaeum, International Award
- 2015
- Winner
- Australian Institute of Architects NSW Chapter, Commercial Architecture Award
- 2014
- Winner
- Architizer, A+ Award
- 2014
- Category Winner
- World Architecture Festival
- 2014
